Autocad 2015 - shortcut to Point and zoom to extents

[donaldo]

I have been used to using Autocad 2012 where I had a shortcut for inserting a point and altering the style but now that I am using 2015 I dont know how to put that shortcut on the toolbar. Also in v.2012 when I opened a new drawing or cut and pasted I would select view and then extents on the toolbar. I'd like to do this on 2015 also but find that I need to type zoom then right click to find extents.

Can I shortcut both these commands to the toolbar in 2015 also? Thanks

[RobDraw]

If you have a middle button on your mouse, double clicking that should zoom to extents. If not, that can easily be set-up.

 

Adding a custom button to a toolbar is the same as it was in 2012. What part are you having trouble with?

 

The rest of your post is kind of a jumbled mess. Let's take one thing at a time please. Restate the issues separately, if they haven't been resolved.

[donaldo]

Thanks for the tip on double clicking the central mouse button for zoom to extents. Yes, I was looking to add a custom button to my current version but have forgotten how I did it previously. I'm sure I'll figure it out if revealing it is Top Secret!!

Apologies for the " jumbled mess" in my initial post. You did well to decipher it I have to say.

[RobDraw]

It's no secret. A quick search on the internet will reveal the procedure. I stopped using toolbars years ago, but you should be able to create a button by right clicking on the toolbar and following the menus. The macro that you need for that button will require a bit of research on your part or you could give concise description of what that button did and someone here can help you with it. There is also the macro recorder, which can be quite handy, BTW. You might be able to steal the macro from that and assign it to your button.

[Dana W]

NAVBARDISPLAY = 1, and you have your zoom buttons, but they are not dockable. The tiny little spot at the lower right of the nav bar will give you a list of which tools the nav bar shows. I only display zoom and pan. The zoom button gives currency to the last used or last selected zoom sub-command from its dropdown.

 

I have a love/hate relationship with the nav bar, and I keep forgetting how to get rid of the steering wheel.

[SLW210]

I have my thumb button set for enter, I just hit Z (Enter), E (Enter) takes a second and just as fast to use Z (Spacebar), E (Spacebar) on the keyboard with left hand.

My mouse doesn't have a wheel, just a toggle, but when I used a wheel mouse, you have to practice a bit at first pressing the wheel without rolling the wheel or going sideways, at least I did.

[BIGAL]

re point this may be usefull

 

(defun c:PTY ()
(command "point" (getpoint))
(setvar 'pdmode 35) ; turn on ptype
(setvar 'pdsize 0.2)
)
(defun c:PTYY () ; turn off ptype
(setvar 'pdmode 0)
)